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BumRushDaShow

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11. I was curious myself

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #8)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 08:00 AM

Sep 2025

Tenure is something that anyone teaching in the post-secondary world, literally makes them almost immune from removal (save something really egregious). It is definitely coveted by those who want to make it a career.

The magnitude of knee-jerk capitulation going on in all of our institutions, is a huge concern.

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Oops, my misread! Thanks for catching that. Editing. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #9

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